Cosmopolitan India

5 Minutes with Radhika Apte

Taking the less-treaded lanes of Bollywood, Radhika Apte has doggedly carved her own path, rubbished stereotypes, and thrown her weight behind sisterhood. It would be safe to say that Ms Apte has never been one to follow diktats. In this exclusive chat, the actor, who also launched an ‘inclusive’ collection with fashion label, IS.U before the world went into the lockdown, talks to Cosmo about life on and off the screen, the issues bothering her RN, why she thinks the #MeToo movement has not served its entire purpose yet, and more…

Cosmo: Tell us about your association with IS.U.

“It’s a new brand, with a mindset that matched mine. The idea was to create a collection for real women and real bodies—stylish and wearable clothes for strong and powerful women,

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